[TVARC] FT-8 on Mac
Steven Buhrow
steven.buhrow at pm.me
Sun Nov 14 21:14:22 EST 2021
I use FT-8 on my Mac and it works just fine, but anytime a new version of WSJTX or the Mac OS is updated the following steps MUST be accomplished:
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Double-click on the wsjtx-...-Darwin.dmg file you have downloaded from K1JT's web-site.
Now open a Terminal window by going to Applications->Utilities and clicking on Terminal.
Along with this ReadMe file there is a file: sysctl.conf which must be copied to a
system area by typing this line in the Terminal window and then pressing the Return key.
sudo cp /Volumes/WSJT-X/sysctl.conf /etc
you will be asked for your normal password because authorisation is needed to copy this file.
(Your password will not be echoed but press the Return key when completed.)
Now re-boot your Mac. This is necessary to install the changes. After the
reboot you should re-open the Terminal window as before and you can check that the
change has been made by typing:
sysctl -a | grep sysv.shm
If shmmax is not shown as 14680064 then contact me since WSJT-X will fail to load with
an error message: "Unable to create shared memory segment”.
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Another important part of FT-8 is logging. I use MacLoggerDX and it works perfectly provided one has a QRZ subscription or a way to look up contacts. It is worth the investment, but I do all of my radio controlling from the WSJTX application.
73,
Steve WJ9G
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> 2. Re: OK/OM DX CW W3US SOAB HP (K2PS Pete Stafford)
> 3. FT 8 on a Mac? (David Melton)
> 4. Re: FT 8 on a Mac? (w3us at casa-aloha.net)
> 5. Re: FT 8 on a Mac? (James Worthington)
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> Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 09:12:18 -0500
> From: "w3us at casa-aloha.net" <w3us at casa-aloha.net>
> To: TVARC <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [TVARC] OK/OM DX CW W3US SOAB HP
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> Flex 6600, PGXL, Hustler 6-BTV flagpole vertical w/34 radials. The OKOM DX CW
> contest is always a pleasure and one of my favorites. OK/OM CW ops are very
> proficient with snappy exchanges and excellent ears. Out-of-town visitors
> thwarted a more concentrated effort, and band conditions this year were not as
> good as 2020. That said, 15M provided a number of QSOs Saturday morning.
> Looking forward to OKOM CW-DX next year.
>
>> OK/OM DX Contest, CW - 2021
>>
>> Call: W3US
>> Operator(s): W3US
>> Station: W3US
>>
>> Class: SOAB HP
>> QTH: FL
>> Operating Time (hrs): 4:00
>>
>> Summary:
>> Band QSOs Mults
>> -------------------
>> 160:
>> 80: 2
>> 40: 33
>> 20: 33
>> 15: 17
>> 10:
>> -------------------
>> Total: 85 73 Total Score = 18,615
>>
>> Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club
>>
>> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:57:22 -0500
> From: "K2PS Pete Stafford" <psk2ps at gmail.com>
> To: <w3us at casa-aloha.net>, "'TVARC'" <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [TVARC] OK/OM DX CW W3US SOAB HP
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> Nice score, Rusty. I too have appreciated the OK/OMs contesting abilities.
> Didn't have a chance to get in this year.
>
> Here's hoping 15m (and maybe even 10) will be open for CQWW CW. Solar flux
> is predicted to be in the 90s, so we have a good chance.
>
> 73, Pete, K2PS
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> On Behalf Of w3us at casa-aloha.net
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> Subject: [TVARC] OK/OM DX CW W3US SOAB HP
>
> Flex 6600, PGXL, Hustler 6-BTV flagpole vertical w/34 radials. The OKOM DX
> CW
> contest is always a pleasure and one of my favorites. OK/OM CW ops are very
> proficient with snappy exchanges and excellent ears. Out-of-town visitors
> thwarted a more concentrated effort, and band conditions this year were not
> as
> good as 2020. That said, 15M provided a number of QSOs Saturday morning.
> Looking forward to OKOM CW-DX next year.
>
>> OK/OM DX Contest, CW - 2021
>>
>> Call: W3US
>> Operator(s): W3US
>> Station: W3US
>>
>> Class: SOAB HP
>> QTH: FL
>> Operating Time (hrs): 4:00
>>
>> Summary:
>> Band QSOs Mults
>> -------------------
>> 160:
>> 80: 2
>> 40: 33
>> 20: 33
>> 15: 17
>> 10:
>> -------------------
>> Total: 85 73 Total Score = 18,615
>>
>> Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club
>>
>> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/
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> Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 19:10:30 +0000
> From: David Melton <dbm427 at hotmail.com>
> To: K2PS Pete Stafford <psk2ps at gmail.com>, "w3us at casa-aloha.net"
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> Subject: [TVARC] FT 8 on a Mac?
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> Anyone running FT8 on a Mac? I cannot get ver 2.5.2 to load. Keep getting a "Shared Memory Error". I have gone through the setup 4 times and do not get the shmmax number that is required. Anyone have any help. I have emailed G4KLA
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> Thanks,
> Dave W4WNG
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> I am a Mac devotee, but run FT8 either on a Windows PC or under Parallels/Windows on the Mac. Sorry I cannot share any experiences running FT8 natively on a Mac.
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> Rusty - W3US
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>> On Nov 14, 2021, at 14:10, David Melton <dbm427 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> Anyone running FT8 on a Mac? I cannot get ver 2.5.2 to load. Keep getting a "Shared Memory Error". I have gone through the setup 4 times and do not get the shmmax number that is required. Anyone have any help. I have emailed G4KLA
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave W4WNG
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> From: James Worthington <jimworth at me.com>
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> I use FT8 on my Mac OS, but have been using the Flex Radio SmartSDR program, rather than WSJT-X. I started up WSJT-X today and got the same error that you do. The posts i see about ?Shared Memory Error? all point to doing the shared memory adjustment in the readme file, but I haven?t experimented with it myself. It sounds like you are on the right track, though.
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> 73,
> Jim AD4J
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>> On Nov 14, 2021, at 3:48 PM, w3us at casa-aloha.net wrote:
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>> I am a Mac devotee, but run FT8 either on a Windows PC or under Parallels/Windows on the Mac. Sorry I cannot share any experiences running FT8 natively on a Mac.
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>> Rusty - W3US
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>>> On Nov 14, 2021, at 14:10, David Melton <dbm427 at hotmail.com <mailto:dbm427 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
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>>> Anyone running FT8 on a Mac? I cannot get ver 2.5.2 to load. Keep getting a "Shared Memory Error". I have gone through the setup 4 times and do not get the shmmax number that is required. Anyone have any help. I have emailed G4KLA
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dave W4WNG
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